Machine-learning identifies substance-specific behavioral markers for opiate and stimulant dependence.

Journal: Drug and alcohol dependence
PMID: 26905209

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent animal and human studies reveal distinct cognitive and neurobiological differences between opiate and stimulant addictions; however, our understanding of the common and specific effects of these two classes of drugs remains limited due to the high rates of polysubstance-dependence among drug users.

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  • Woo-Young Ahn
    Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1835 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
  • Jasmin Vassileva
    Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA; Institute for Drug & Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Electronic address: jasmin.vassileva@vcuhealth.edu.

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